The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1887-03-31

tons OF Mayors OIL ali the Clues ano
towns of any note in Ohio, that Street
Commissioners are elected by a vote OF
the people, same as other officials. Why
is it different in Eaton?
Home manufacture should always
have the preference. If so, ask for the
Tit Willow ~Cigar-home manufacture.
A bill passed the Legislature au-
thorizing County Commissioners to
contract with individuals for the repair
of roads, give a certificate therefor and
that said certificate shall be accepted
by the Auditor as a credit on road tax
assessment.
We are informed that u old friends
Upham and Clayton have sold out al
Xenia, and will return to Eaton and re-
sumo their old line of business. You
are welcome back, as we need more live
men to push our city limits onward and
upward.
Paper hung at eight cents a bolt.
EIDSON'S BOOK STORE.
The C.. H. & d. officials promise to
build a new passengerd depot in the place
of the present old shanty as oon as the
Ironton extension is completed from
Dayton to Eaton, which they claim will
be done before the first of next October.
1t is something we should have had
long ago. However, it is never too late
to do good.
A bill passed the Ohio Legislature
amending the game law so that the sea-
son for quail hunting is confined to the
last twenty days in November, andt ur-
tie doves cannot be killed at any time;
owners of farms are permitted to hunt
rabbits with ferrets on their w prem
Uses; the slaughter of birds for their
wings TO decorate ladies' hats is prohib-
tied by penalty.
An alarm of fire last Saturday MORN
ing brought the engine on time to the
residence of Merrill Wyatt on Somers
street, east of the M. E. church, where
a blaze was seen coming from the wood
house on the premises. The bucket
brigade extinguished it without the aid
of the fire department.. Cause of the
fre-smoking meat in the wood house.
Damage slight.
Bald.Iaeadcd.
Bernhard Listemann Concert Co., at
Opera House, Eaton, o., Wednesday
evening, April 9Th. Sale of reserved
seats opens at Brookins' Drug Store on
Monday morning, April 4th, at s
O'Clock. Orders for reserved seats by
mail will be promptly attended to by
addressing j. p. BRooKINs & Son.
Eaton, Ohio.
Reserved Seats 20 cents.
If you want to please your wife, buy
her a new bonnet at Crouse's Bazaar,
two doors south of Eagle Hotel.
Few people realize how rarely they
hear anything original in the course OF
an ordinary conversation. Meeting
ninety-nine out of one hundred of your
acquaintance during the course of a
day, the chances are that the condition
of the weather will be the main topic
mentioned, unless there is a matter OF
vital interest and importance thai
chances at the time to be uppermost in
your minds.
G. A. & j. F. Lugar having leased
the Eaton manufacturing establish.
ment, are ready to supply persons in
tending to build with everything in the
line on the shortest notice and mos
reasonable terms, and ask all to give
them a trial. Sash, doors, blinds, &c.
manufactured to order, and lath, shin
giles and lumber of every kind kept or
hand for sale. George and Doc. Lugal
are first-class mechanics and will guar
antee satisfaction il every contract
Give them a call and encourage home
manufacture.
4nOf Id 10 q 1Odllul dho NOhoOAA
thing, and no man can tell at what mo
ment he will fall into its grip. Their
is probably not a cigar dealer in Eatol
who does not violate the revenue law
every day, but perhaps not n in tel
knows it. When a customer asks for
cigar the dealer %innocently gathers
handful from a box in the showcase
and spreads them before him. Afte
the purchaser has made his selection
the remainder are returned to the box
This is unlawful and lays the deale
liable to a heavy penalty. The law say
that cigars must be sold from origins
package, and that they must not be re
moved from the box until sold. Thi
looks like an absurdity, and perhaps
it, but it is the law.
Call early and secure Bargains, a
Cincinnati Boot G. Shoe Store, Kline
Red Corner.
When townsman D. W. Coope
went out to his stable early last Frida
morning to feed his horse, and disco,
cred that the lock on the front door We
opened and that the animal had bee
taken out through an alley entranc'
he vas considerably alarmed and ag
tated. Of curse he put it down as
clear case of horse stealing and hurrie
to Marshal Corwin's residence and tt
telegraph operators sleeping apar
ments and aroused them for bushes
A number of dispatches forall poin
around were hastily prepared, and ju
as Dan said to operator Lewellen, "L
'er go, Gallagher" in walked Frar
Deem and informed him that accordir
to agreement the day previous, he b.
sent Mont. White early and taken O
his horse for trial as a general purpo
animal. Dams countenance chang,
several shades in a second and he +
/ marked, "boys, it's my treat!"